A new translation layer is bringing Xbox One games to iOS and macOS, with Minecraft already running with touchscreen and controller support. The project runs the Xbox One's Windows-derived userland on Apple hardware rather than relying on traditional console emulation.
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Utsuro, a community project still in its early stages, already runs Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on iOS and macOS using a translation layer, not with traditional emulation. The demo reopens a question that accompanies Microsoft’s mobile games: what would have been possible if Windows Phone had offered access to its console catalog.